Aaaart. ;)

[Lacy Hemsmire]

I've just gotten into drawing Oddworld creatures and so I need the practice. Please critique or whatever if you want. This is my second time drawing a slig/slog - much less anything Oddworld. .-.;



My friend asked me to draw her Slig character Malice in exchange for her drawing a picture of VP Aslik. This is what I came up with. All I have to use is a camera so the picture is not going to be good. I don't have any art programs or a tablet, so you're going to have to deal with colored pencils and outline.

Please though, minus that, please tell me what you think of it - even if you think it's absolutely awful. The more I get into drawing the better it shall become, hopefully.

[OddYouko]

Awful?! It's not awful! =O
I like it very much Lacy Hemsmire.

I fail at backgrounds...but you're really good. And I can't decide weather to color my pics or leave them blank.
I hope to see more of your art Lacy Hemsmire!

[Lacy Hemsmire]

Thank you. Uh. xD

[skillyaslig]

Sloggie! lol, gotta keep those pants squeaky clean XD

[Havoc]

Consider using a ruler for those straight lines. Looks very good otherwise.

[Lacy Hemsmire]

Haha I know about the lines. Unfortunately I don't have a ruler but I've got a lot of things that'll work as a substitute. :]

[scipionyx]

Hey Lacy this is super cool, it is awesome not aweful, I wish I could draw sligs like you can draw them! keep it up

[GlacierDragon]

Great work. I love the Slig's mask. The Sloggie is cute

[Wings of Fire]

I <3 penciled drawings, they have a certain charm to them and yours is no exception.

Might I advise you do some work on perspective next?

[Lacy Hemsmire]

...LOOL. Yeah. Will do. I'm really getting into trying to draw them better. Better as in, detailed perspectives, shading, and all that stuffs.

I might plug my scanner back in.

[crazysteef]

Its not half-bad! Did you use colored pencil to color it in? I'm just getting into the medium myself, and I hear its all about layers, layers, and more layers. Your art of Oddworld will help you figure out how to make all the little details that make a work stand out. I know I'm using my copy almost constantly (@_@)

[Lacy Hemsmire]

I did use colored pencils. I'm not that great at it, but I'm trying my best. I'm practicing as much as I can (although I've got lots of other things I should be doing) so I can get them to look right.
I can't wait until it gets here. I'm trying to prepare myself by drawing the critters beforehand so I'll know what to expect. I ezz so excited!

[crazysteef]

As they say (whoever they may be) "practice makes perfect". And nothing you'll ever do will prepare you for the oddness you'll soon experience. I have to say you're doing very well for not having any models! Can't wait to see what comes next.

[totor]

That's really good. We can see that you shade pretty good. I've read that you did have no rule. It's pretty hard to draw something without a rule (espescially an industrial facilitie indoor). That's good you just need to get some good instruments to do not an "awful" ( as you said before) work.

[Lacy Hemsmire]

Thanks, haha. I'll probably stop posting art on here, but you can find it at the DeviantART account on my profile. That's where I'll continue posting it.

[OddYouko]

Stop posting art here?! Why?! Your art is really good.
I like it. Please atleast post one more picture.

[scipionyx]

why do you want to upload your art just at deviantart? , please don't stop posting your art here , I think your art is great please keep it up

[Lacy Hemsmire]

IMAGE HEAVY.

If you insist. I don't have a scanner. I've tried hooking it up but the tower I'm using..I can't hook it up to it. Believe me, I tried. D: It's old and the scanner is new. So until I get it you'll have to deal with these hideous things. They might look a little better if I had a scanner. D:

They're not perfect, I know. Some lines are off-center. Perspective might be off. I'm still practicing. I've got the artbook and things have been much better since I started using it as a reference. So expect much more to come. Hopefully they'll start looking uh, better. -Writes something about a ruler on the back of her hand.-



I forgot to switch pens. Originally the scrabs were supposed to be fighting. But now they're apparently admiring their recently-acquired.... appendages. I PROMISE this was unintentional. D: Still, it seemed funny so why not.


My Intern character TOAST. I love him. <3


Gluk practice. Could also be what became of Molluck. >> << Even their vacuums emit noxious vapors. Just wait until it reaches his cigarette. 8D


Drog! From my fanfic, Vula's Oddysee.

I have others I haven't put here which you can find here: http://s470.photobucket.com/albums/rr65/Sligette/

There's a comic there too. ):

[scipionyx]

Whoa this is so great!!!

I really like them all, they are cool, gee but the glukkon is the funniest and the Slig is the coolest!

I also like Elsa and the Scrab on photobucket.

whaaaa you can draw sligs so well!!!!!!!!!!

[Wings of Fire]

A tenner says that you've done the very first Rule 34 of Oddworld ever.

Also good , but seriously O_o wtf?

[Lacy Hemsmire]

LOOOOL. SWEET. I've always wanted to do a Rule 34 just for kicks. xDD Who knew it would be from Oddworld?!

I didn't mean to though. All my future scrabs have much thinner lines - and less of them - in that area.

Whoops lmao.

[Tidus]

Awesome! Maybe you have to round the shapes a bit more in the chests (in the scrabs pic), but it looks really good.

Have you tried to paint them with Photoshop? I know you haven't it got but it can be easier to paint, and you can draw complex backgrounds with it. I think there is people here who can help you with that, if you want. You can try to make 3D backgrounds too ().

[Lacy Hemsmire]

I used to have Photoshop and I'm very familiar with 2.0 - it's all I've ever used. But I've had to replace my old computer and it doesn't run... well, much of anything new. D: I'm also really bad with a mouse - in particular this one. I don't have a tablet either, so... I've kind of gotten lazy 'cause I don't have time to sit down for 897678969 hours and paint like I used to. Haha.

[crazysteef]

Nice job with the anatomy and coloring! I loved the one of the vacuuming Glukkon; that one really made my day!

[OddYouko]

Those pictures are really good Lacy Hemsmire.
The Glukkon made me smile! And the Scrabs are cool too!
Your Intern looks really good...I'm really warming up to those guys. =P
And I ♥ the Slig!

[scipionyx]

I used to have Photoshop and I'm very familiar with 2.0 - it's all I've ever used. But I've had to replace my old computer and it doesn't run... well, much of anything new. D: I'm also really bad with a mouse - in particular this one. I don't have a tablet either, so... I've kind of gotten lazy 'cause I don't have time to sit down for 897678969 hours and paint like I used to. Haha.

Hey me too! I also have no tablet work with a pc mouse and used 2.0 untill two weeks ago, now I use photoshop elements 7 and it is a really cool programm... well what ever, keep up the good work!

[GlacierDragon]

I like all of those pictures, but my favorite has to be the Intern. Great work on the Glukkon.

[Lacy Hemsmire]

Uh... here's a concept on what an Intern queen might look like. I used refs from Interns to Maggie/Margaret, the Glukkon queen, from the Oddworld artbook. It didn't take me too long, but I'm growing very fond of Interns. D: I messed up her breasts by accident and just decided to cover them up instead of dragging them down under that really odd-looking sheet on her hips.

The dripping stuff is from the uh, other end. >_o; There's some kind of cushioned roll cart that catches the eggs - with help from either other interns or whatever else is there to help, and they're moved off to a ... place. Oh forget it.

If they're not a superspecies... uh... I'll draw a variation of that. o_o Or something. Lawl.

[GlacierDragon]

Great work! She looks a bit bored.

[scipionyx]

great! You become better and better in drawing Interns